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'PlWIIBIBlittii?'ffiy'lu-Jii6iHt Kt-S-aU1 " mi ' r - t--j-j xi im i .i 1 1UOTVERSITY MISSOURIAN.imaP)w1VOLUME I.POLITICAL SOCIETYFORMED BY CO-EDSUtopia Sorority Kowtows toBilliken, God ofSmiles.RIVAL OF THE L S. V. SOCIETYMisses Frances Smith andLela Howat AmongIts Leaders.A political sorority has been organized to corner offices among the University girls. Its emblem is to take theform of Rillikin. "the god of things asthey ought to be." The promoters ofthe organization are widely known inthe University. Three of the membersarc Miss Frances Smith, Miss WinifredReniley, Mi- Lela Howatt. The society's efforts will be. in the main, to;teer the Workings of Alpha Phi Sigm.i,an organi.ition of Senior girls, and toontrol the movements of the womenof the University of Missouri.Worships Billikin.The initiation will consist in doinghonor to the image of Itillikin, that optimistic little idol. The test of eligibility is the number of offices held andiiie capacity for getting prominent positions. While the organization of theUtopia and L. S. V., the Honor Societyof the Senior women, arc somewhatalike, the purposes of the two organizations are foreign.LATE RETURNS SHOWPOLICY OF WEATHERMAN WILL CONTINUEFair Tonight and Friday is theOfficial Bulletin fromHeadquarters.The candidate on the Fairweatherticket wins by a large majority, according to latest returns. This meansa continuation of present policies.., The official report was given out as;"' follows: "Fair tonight and Friday;rising temperature."The temperature at 7:45 a. m. was 29degrees; at 2 p. m., 51.North Dakota Governorship.Br United Press.FARGO, X. D., Nov. 5. Latest returns indicate a change in the estimatedoutcome for the governship. Johnson,Republican, apparently has overcome thelead of Burke, Democrat, and the officialcount probably will be required to determine the result.New Engineering Club.The Senior and Junior classes in Mechanical Engineering have organized aClub of Mechanical Engineers. Membership is limited to the faculty and theSenior and Junior classes. The clubwill meet twice a month and currenttopics of mechanical engineering willbe discussed.Boom for Culberson.By United Press.AUSTIN, Tex., Nov. 5. A boom forSenator Culberson of Texas as the nextDemocratic nominee for President hasbeen started here. His friends say theyare determined to push him in the nextconvention.Miss Barnett in Northwest.Miss Nellie M. Barnett, former student at the University of Missouri, hasbeen appointed supervisor of manualtraining and domestic sciences in thepublic schools of Bcllingham, Wash.Bryan Congratulates Taft.By United PresB.LINCOLN, Nov. 5. Bryan has telegraphed this message to Taft: "Pleaseaccept my congratulations and bestwishes for the success of your administration." President Hill in Kansas City.President Hill is in Kansas City today. He will make three addressesthere, two before the Manual TrainingHigh School and one tonight to theArts Institute.Waterway Bond Issue Carried.By United Tress.CHICAGO, Nov. 5. The constitutional amendment to allow Illinois to issueIninds to build a deep waterway apparently has been carried.New Franklin News Office Burned.The New Franklin News office, ownedlv Orville II. Turner, alumnus of theUniversitv of Missouri, was burnedTuesday night.ABRUZZI TO BEEMBASSY'S GUESTAmbassador Will EntertainDuke if He Comes toAmerica.IS FORTUNATE IN HIS HOSTBaron Des Planches TakesDelight in ExtendingHospitality.WASHINGTON, D. C, Nov. 5. If theDuke of Abruzzi comes to the UnitedStates to marry Miss Katherinc Elkinshe will make his headquarters at theItalian embassy at Washington. Itwould be incompatible with the positionand dignity of a member of the royalhouse of Savoy to seek lodgings like anordinary transient at a public hostelry,and accordingly the titled visitor andhis suite will be housed at the branchoffice of the Italian government in America the ambassadorial residence ofthe envoy resident at Washington as thepersonal representative of the king ofItaly.This is quite in accord with precedentas established in the case of previousroyal visitors who have come to ourshores from Europe. Thm, it will Ik?remembered, when Prince Henry ofPrussia made his ceremonial visit to theLTnited States on the occasion of AliceRoosevelt's christening the kaiser'syacht he established himself at theGerman embassy at Washington.To be sure, this procedure at our republican court is somewhat in contrastwith the conditions which obtain whenroyalty goes visiting on the other sideof the Atlantic.If the representative of Italian royalty had come more than half a dozenyears earlier he might not have foundhimself s" nicely situated, for it wasonly recently that the Italian government, following the example of Germany, Great Britain and other leadingpowers, purchased property here and setup a branch of the Quirinal. Prior tothat time the Italian envoy, to theamazement of official Washington,made his home in New York City, onlycoming to the capital when socially bidden to the White House or when officialbusiness necessitated, and not so muchas maintaining an office in the city onthe Potomac.As It Might Have Been.The present ambassadorial residencewas sold to the Italian government byMrs. Phoebe A. Hearst, widow of theCalifornia millionaire and mother ofWilliam Randolph Hearst a womanwho owned in succession several notableWashington residences, and who, by oddcoincidence, had already disposed of oneor two of her homes to foreign governments ere the Italians were added tothe list of purchasers. Mrs. Hearst didnot build the mansion that she transferred to the authorities at Rome, butduring the twelve years that she ownedit she made so many alterations andimprovements as to amount to reconstruction. The Italian government isunderstood to have appropriated thesum of $180,000 to purchase an embassyin America, but it was stated at thetime that the price agreed upon for theHearst property was $130,000, leaving abalance of $50,000 to be expended uponrepairs and furnishings.The Italian embassy location is admirably located with reference to theactivities of officialdom at the capital.Situated on the northwest corner ofNew Hampshire avenue and O street, alittle more than a stone's throw fromDupont circle, it is in the heart of thenew fashionable district. Likewise isthis three-story structure of red brick,with trimmings and portico of brownstone, admirably adapted for use as theembassy of a foreign power. Indeed, inmany respects it is the handsomest embassy at the capital.The Duke d'Abruzzi is particularlyfortunate in his host and hostess. Notonly are the Italian ambassador andBaroness Mayor des Planches hospitableby instinct, but they take a genuinedelight in entertaining. In this thepresent envoy from Italy is in markedcontrast to his predecessor. Baron Favasaw twenty years of continuous serviceas Italy's accredited representative inAmerica, but he and his wife were neveractive socially, and probably no diplomat representing a leading nation hadfewer acquaintances. Indeed, it waswhispered at the time of the changethat Baron des Planches had leen selected ns Fava's successor partly le-eau-eof the confidence of the olliciaUat Rome that he would build up Italianprestige by an active social campaign.COLUMBIA, MISSOUKI, THURSDAY, NOVEMBER 5,LA TEST RETURNS SHOW9b HlsHSn2i3SHnSIHSHHiSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSK a 3Mn& isssssssssssssssssssssssssssss&wfrSSniw, y, wPfflH H1iBIbbbbbbbbbbbbbbbbbbbieMisbbbbbbbbbbbbbbbbbbbbbbbbbsbbbbbbbbbbbbbb1HerbertALUMNI ELECTEDSTATE LEGISLATORSMany Former Students of U.of M. Successful onBoth Tickets.William Ruckholz, of Kansas City,Holmes Hall, of Sedalia, A. E. L. Gardiner, of Kirkwood, and Charles F. Krone,of St. Louis, alumni or former studentsof the University of Missouri, wereelected to the State Senate Tuesday onthe Republican ticket.M. II. Femberton, of Columbia, RobertT. Abernathy, of Jasper county, EdgarJ. Deal, of Mississippi county, and J. J.Duncan, of Lincoln county, alumni ofthe University of Missouri, were electedto the State House of Representativeson the Democratic ticket, and DormanE. Adams, of Caldwell county, Marshall E. Burke, of Linn county, JamesJ. Kyle, of Ozark county, and GeorgeAnamosa, of Pettis county, alumni orformer students, were elected to theHouse of Representatives on the Republican ticket.Found Spaniards Friendly to Cuba.PARIS, Mo., Nov. 5. Gonzale Querada.the Cuban Minister to the UnitedStates, has just completed a tour ofthe Canary Islands, Portugal, Spain,Italy, Switzerland and France, and bosays he was surprised at the universalfeeling of good will toward Cuba. Whilein Spain he was banqueted by the civiland military authorities of Santander.To Discuss Night Riding.MEMPHIS, Tenn., Nov. 5. An important conference of the governors offive states for the discussion of thenight rider situation probably will beheld in Memphis during the comingmass meeting of cotton growers andallied interests.Taft Carries West Virginia.By United Press.WHEELING, W. Va., Nov. 5. Latestreturns here indicate Taft's plurality isover 20.000 in West Virginia.Donald C. McVay, of Trenton, Mo.,and E. O. Jusdon, of St. Joseph, Mo.,were initiated into the Delta Tau Deltafraternity last night.MISSOURIAN TO GIVE RETURNS; FROM GAME A T DES MOINESThe University Missourian will report, play by play, the progress ofthe Missouri-Drake football game in Des Moines, la., Saturday afternoon.Returns will be announced by megaphone in the Univer-ity auditoriumas fast as they arc received. There will be no charge for the service.Everybody is invited to come to the auditorium and '"root" for the absent Tigers.Bulletins on the game will be ent from the field by a reporter for theUniversity Misourian, who will accompany the team to Des Moines.The game is scheduled to start at 2:30 p. m. and the bulletin servicewill begin at that time.HIS VICTOR Y IN RACES. Hadley.AFTER ELECTIONRailroads Will Place BigOrders for Rails ManyShops Resuming.BUSINESS TOP 2By United Press.NEW YORK, Nov. 5. Postelectionbusiness activity is reported throughoutthe country. Manufacturers are preparing to fill big orders. The UnitedSteel Company has agreed to reducethe price of steel rails from $28 to24 per ton and the railroads havepromised to place immediate orders.The Pennsylvania railroad shops atPittsburg have put on a full force, forthe first time this year.Other eastern concerns that are showing unusual activity since the electionare the American Nut and Bolt Works,which today announced a twenty percent increase in wages, and the ClarkThread Works of Newark, which willbegin operating at full time Saturday.Ten metal factories at Plainfield, N. J.,will resume operations Monday.NEW WABASH STATIONSRoad is Planning Buildings of theMission Type.The new stations which the Wabash.ire planning to build along its line, according to news dispatches, will be ofa type similar to the Mission stylecommon in the south. The buildingswill be fireproof.The better class will be constructed ofsteel frames and the roof, walls andplatform will be of concrete. The oldriekety frame buildings like the station at Columbia will be done awaywith.Stereopticon Lecture Tonight.A stereopticon lecture will be givenby the King's Daughters in the University auditorium at 8 o'clock tonight.Mrs. Philip A. Wilson Dead.Mrs. Philip A. Wilson, living tenmiles northeast of Columbia, died yesterday and was buried today at 10 a.m.BUSINESSTHRIVES1908.MISSOURI EXTRALIKE CITY PAPERResidents of Columbia HadAs Accurate News ServiceAs St. Louisans.RETURNS UP-TO-THE-MINUTEEarly Morning Edition ToldAll Essential Factsof Election.Columbia was as well informed Tuesday night and Wednesday morning onthe tide of the election as though ithad been a metropolitan city. Residents here learned the essential factsas accurately and as early as theywere given out in St. Louis and Kansas City.This was made possible by the complete and informing news service afforded by the University Missourian. Noexpense was spared to give Columbiaand the University of Missouri thefreshest account of the results of theballoting. The University Missouriantook the complete United Press service,and supplemented it with long distancetelephone messages and special newsdispatches.The bulletin service in the Auditorium of the University, where the returns as they were received were flashed on a screen from a stereoptican,made, in the language of the dramaticcritic, "a distinct hit.""Extra" a Hit.But a greater hit was made by theUniversity Missourian extra edition,which went to press at 7 a. m. yesterday, and which contained up-to-the-minutenews of the election returns.Every newspaper in the State wasmisled by the early returns to believethat Cowherd had beaten Hadley forGovernor. When residents of Columbiawere reading the Missourian extra, residents of St. Louis and Kansas City,were reading the same news, set forthin greater detail.The training for the students in theDepartment of Journalism was valuable.They saw at first hand how a greatpress association "covers" the countryon an event of national importance.They learned how provision is madein advance for various contingencies,and they aided in handling news underpressure, and in writing and headingit.MANY CANDIDATES FORSENATOR FROM NEW YORKBr United Press.NEW YORK, Nov. 5. A hot fight forUnited States senator from New Yorkas Patt's successor is promised. JosephChoate, General Horace Porter, Congressman Herbert Parsons, J. Sloan Fassett, former Governor Black, StateChairman Woodruff and E. II. Butler,owner of the Buffalo News, are theavowed candidates.Secretary Root is expected to get intothe race also, unless appointed ChiefJustice of the United States SupremeCourt. It is understood that Taft willmake the appointment but there isdoubt as to Root's acceptance.Johnson Boom for 1912.Br United Press.ST. PAUL, Minn., Nov. 5. The reelection of Gov. John Johnson for athird terra, which is taken to mean theremoval of Bryan as a presidential pos-sibilitv in the future, has caused Johnson's friends to start a boom for himfor 1912.Brother Charlie May Run, Too.Br United Press.CLEVELAND, Nov. 5. CongressmanBurton has announced his candidacy forUnited States senator from Ohio. It isIwlieved that Charles Taft, brother ofthe President-elect, also will enter therace.Taft Leading in Maryland.Br United Press.BALTIMORE, Nov. 5. Latest returnsshow that Taft is leading in Marylandby 140 votes. The official count, whichwill be required to decide the vote,,haslegun.Michigan Governor Republican.Br United Press.DETROIT, Nov. 5. Returns practically complete indicate that Warner,Republican, has been elected governorby 10,000 plurality.Deneen Wins by 20,330.By United Press.SPRINGFIELD, 111., Nov- . Almostcomplete figures show Deneen's pluralityis 20,320. Taft's plurality is about 25,-000.NUMBER 38HADLEY VICTORTAFT TO FRONTBryan May Lose Missouri, theLatest Returns ShowWithEighteen Counties to HearFrom Kerens Beaten.ENTIRE DEMOCRATIC STATETICKET MAY BE DEFEATEDEarly Reports MisleadingStone s Choice SeemsAssured.BULLETIN 3 P. M.By United Press.ST. LOUIS, Nov. 5. Latest returnsshow that Missouri is still in doubt.The returns today are so meagre thatthey are not being tabulated. Theyindicate that neither Bryan nor Tafthas a thousand majority. An officialcount will be needed.Taft now leads by about zoo. TheRepublicans admit that Bryan maylead. Hadley is certainly elected, butthe rest of the State ticket is doubtful.Chances now seem better for the Democrats. The Republicans admit that the Missouri legislature is Democratic.Stone and McKinley are the winnersin the senatorial primary. Booher, Democrat, wins in the Fourth CongressionalDistrict.ST. LOUIS, Nov. 5. Upsetting allcalculations ba.scd on early election returns, latest reports from districtswhere returns have just become available show Hadley has been electedgovernor of Missouri on the Republicanticket by a probable majority of 15,000to 20,000 and that Taft may receive theState's electoral vote.With eighteen counties yet to hearfrom, Taft is leading Bryan by a scant100 votes in the State. The Repubicanmanagers say his lead will be materiallyincreased by the final returns.Democrats Deny Taft's Victory.At Democratic headquarters, the party managers still assert that the "Mysterious Stranger," in so far as the national contest is concerned, has beenbanished from the State by a small majority. .The Republicans claim the entireState ticket, but the Democrats areunwilling to concede that any exceptCowherd has lccn defeated. It is believed here that returns from countiesstill out will bear out the Republicanclaim, though by less majorities thanthat rolled up by the gubernatorial candidate. Legislature in Doubt.The State legislature is in doubt. TheDemocrats probably will have a smallmajority on joint ballot. This willmean the re-election to the UnitedStates Senate of William J. Stone, whois leading Gov. Folk for the Democraticnomination by 15.000. Of the Republican contestants for the senatorship,McKinley is ahead of Kerens by about13,000.DEMOCRATIC GOVERNORIS ELECTED IN OHIOBr United Press.COLUMBUS, O., Nov. 5. Harris, theRepublican nominee for Governor, andthe Republican State Committee, concede the election of Judson Harmon,Democrat. The rest of the State Republican ticket was elected, and the legislature is safely Republican. The liberal element defeated Harris, who favors local option.The regular session of the State Legislature meets in January, 1910. Senator Forakcr's term expires in March,1909. The Republicans are planning tohave Gov. Harris call a special sessionnext January to elect Forakcr's successor, so Harmon cannot exercise hisappointive power.ALTON B. PARKER SAYS PARTYIMPROVED UNDER BRzANBr United Tress.WASHINGTON, D. C, Nov. 5. AltonB. Parker, defeated candidate for President at the last election, in an interviewhere today said:"The election showed that the Democratic party is united. The smallvote of the minor parties shows theydo not count. Bryan's victory wouldhave lx-en better for the country, asit needs a change in both men andmeasures."The party should congratulate itselfon the decided improvement under Bryan's leadership. It should resolutelybegin strengthening vitself for the nextcontest."OVERCOWHERD1illmtJ